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TIL that 3 current colleges in the U.S. were established in the 1600s: Harvard University (1636), College of William & Mary (1693) and St. John's College (1696)

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Eg48p TIL of the hard problem of consciousness. The difficulty for the scientific community to put the experience of senses (qualia), and the existence of consciousness, into a valid scientific physical system.
7ByX TIL An inactive diamond mine in Russia (Mir Mine) is so deep, Helicopters can be sucked into it by downward airflow
w1l6 TIL King James IV put twin babies on an island to see if the children would speak the language of Eden. Children developed a communication method but the experiment failed because no one else knew what language of Eden sounded like.
xWao TIL “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is based off a real girl named Mary Sawyer who had a pet lamb she took to school. Mary’s house was destroyed by arson in 2007.
Z8dQQ TIL Biting on the aluminum foil can be painful and is usually noticed if you have metal in your mouth from dental work (e.g. fillings, crowns). Basically, when you bite on foil, you set up a battery in your mouth and the electrical current stimulates nerve endings in your tooth.